Gluten-Free Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Healthy Cooking
I am so excited to be posting my first gluten-free recipe.  For years I have struggled with weight problems, bad break-outs and stomach pain.  I blamed it on Crohn's disease.  After going on a diet and deciding to eliminate bread just for the sake of losing weight I found that all my symptoms disappeared after a few months and the weight come off too.  So I am learning to cook gluten free I will still post my regular recipes but with GF alternatives.  You can make this recipe with regular flour as well.

Butterscotch Pecan Blondies

Sweet Perfection

My guys love these Blondies.  They are full of buttery, brown sugary goodness.  Topped with butterscotch chips and pecans I'm sure that your family will love 'em too....... 

Link and Greet #31

Party and Features

Sorry I'm late tonight.  This first few weeks of homeschooling has been hectic.  This year I have a 12 th grader and a 1 rst grader to school both boys!  I think we are finally getting into a routine.  Thank the Good Lord!

And now on with the Party and this week's top five links..............

Link and Greet #30

Party and Features

Welcome to the party!  Last week was full of wonderful ideas and recipes. Like I Thee Cook's "Baked Chicken Quesadilla Rolls" which looks amazing....can't wait to try 'em.....and Practically Functional's "Pink Lemonade Cookies" yumm......Shop Rudy Jean shared her "Hexagon Surprise"so pretty......Strangers and Pilgrims showed us how to make some wonderful "Bread and Butter Pickles" and last but not least Dishing with Leslie whipped up a delicious "Banana Split Trifle"............. What have you been up to this week?

Cannellini Beans and Pasta

Simple Supper Ideas 

If your looking for a simple light pasta dish look no further......this dish got 100 thumbs up from my five your old.  The last few years we have really cut back on our meat intake....I wouldn't call us true vegetarians if I had to put a label on us I'd say we're 80/20.  I still use bacon and chicken stock to flavor soups and casseroles.  So if your looking to cut back on meat to, this is a great dish to start with.  That little bit of bacon on top will keep your family freakin out about it : ) 

Easy Bread Sticks

Ready in 1 hour

You are gonna love this recipe it's so easy and the best part is you'll be serving up hot delicious bread sticks to your family in one hour.  And you can make them a little more healthy by leaving out the butter and just using Olive oil.  Or you can go the other way and cover them with mozzarella cheese in the last 10 minutes of cooking which I highly recommend : )

Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

AKA Elvis Cookies

Banana, Peanut Butter and chocolate what could be better.....Hmmmmmm NOTHING!  Banana pudding mix gives these cookies a great banana flavor and makes them soft a chewy.  But if your not into Elvis inspired desserts then leave out the chips and add walnuts and cinnamon and you've got "Banana Bread Cookies".  If you do like this recipe then check out CMC's "King Bars" they are amazing.  For more pudding mix cookie recipes click HERE.....  

Link and Greet #29

Party and Features

Welcome to the party!  I can't wait to see what'cha been up to this week.  Last week's party was full of awesome ideas I wish I could have featured them all........so I did a lot of pinning and Zipping to make up for it.  I read an article over at TheMelroseFamily.com about G+ today and how important +ing things are to SEO.....so I made myself a little sticky note to remind me to G+ people.  If you are on Google Plus and would like to follow me, I'll follow ya back.  Now lets party..........

The Farmer's Wife

Quilt Along part 4

Well school has started.....when your making out your schedules  don't forget to set aside a little time for yourself.  Quilting time that is........this week we are working on blocks # 10, 11 and 12.  Basic half square triangles and four patches make these 3 blocks a cinch to put together.  If you would like to share your blocks with us click here for the link up.  

How to Roast and Freeze Green Chiles

Preserving 

If you live in the southwestern part of the US then you have seen the chile roasting stands outside the market.  Hatch chiles are my favorite I can eat them like candy.........But since we have moved to the Gulf Coast I haven't been able to locate any..........so we planted chiles this spring and now they are making like crazy........instead of canning them I opted to freeze them.  Here's how...........

12 Great Ice-cream Recipes

Chillin'

Over the last few months our Saturday Link and Greet Party has had some awesome recipes for ice-creams, sorbets, gelatos and Popsicles of every kind.......to help beat the summer heat I thought I'd share 12 of them with you one of which was so clever that I didn't notice that it wasn't really an ice-cream.......see if you can guess which one it is.......and don't forget to check out this week's 

Saturday Link and Greet!

Link and Greet #28

Party and Features

Howdy!  I hope you all had a wonderful week.....Last week's party was full of wonderful projects and recipes I have been pinning and Zipping all week.......The winner of the My Memories Suite 3 Software from party #26 is Rebeckah from HandmadeByRebeckah congratulation I hope you enjoy it.   I just landed another giveaway, look for it at next week's party...I think your gonna love it!  And now on with this weeks party and the top five links from last week................

Root Beer Float Cupcakes

Blast from the Past

What could be better than a good old fashioned root beer float......Root Beer Float Cupcakes of course.  These sweet confections are perfect for the kiddos, they love the little straws .......and adults love 'em too........me included.  The cake is flavored with root beer concentrate the kind you use to make homemade root beer.....and the vanilla flavored frosting actually looks like soft serve ice cream setting on top.  They are fun to eat and easy to make.........and will make you want to put on your bobby socks and do the mashed potato : )